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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Floyd Mayweather Slams Muhammad Ali And Says He's The Greatest Boxer Of All Time (Video)

Floyd Mayweather offended many members of the public today
regarding statements he made in an interview with ESPN's Stephen
A. Smith. Mayweather slammed legendary boxer, Muhammad Ali
stating, "So you gonna tell me it's cool to lay on the ropes,
take punishment, then land a few punches." Considering Ali
now has Parkinsons and in my opinion from head trauma he
suffered in the ring, Mayweather's statements are unkind and
insensitive.

Floyd Mayweather and Manny
Pacquiao

Mayweather further stated, "No one can ever brainwash me
to make me believe that Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali was
better than me. No one could ever brainwash me and tell me that.
But one thing I will do, I'm going to take my hat off to them
and respect those guys because those are the guys that paved the
way for me to be where I'm at today." Despite Mayweather's
statements, Ali is still considered the greatest boxer.

Muhammad Ali

Mayweather also stated he faces racism in America just as Ali
did, but that is wholly inaccurate. Ali is from the civil rights
era and faced far greater racism than Mayweather has known.
Mayweather can book the top suite in any hotel in America. Last
year he vacationed in Miami at the FontaineBleau hotel. When Ali
would train in Miami that is not where he would stay. Many black
musicians and athletes were not allowed to stay in the same
hotels as white people during the civil rights era.